The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-11-24
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The Ooroners Inquest.

On Thursday afternoon Deputy Cor
oner Dubois summoned a jury TO in
vestigate the causes which led to the
accidental death of Ammy Hall, the
particulars Of which were printed in
the HERALD last week. The follow
ing well.known citizens were se-
lected; Z. P. Barnum, e. Bridgman,
j. G. Parker, w. S. Dean, G. Ii. Ben
nett and G. r. Tubbs, who proceeded
to the residence OF Mr.. Hall for the
purpose Of viewing the remains.
immediately thereafter the inquest
was postponed until Friday morning
at the hose house. Among the wit
nesSes who were summoned were
conductor Chas. N. Writ, whose train
ran over the omnibus, Engineer
Dickinson, Fireman Jordan and two
brakemen, which includes all the
trainmen, and Messrs. Goodsell, in
Spector of Elevators for the Minnear-
oils and Northern company, who
happened to be near at the time, A.
E. Irwin, Chas. E. White, J. II. Hub.
bard, j. G. Jacob, John Kerneghan,
G. M. Coats. d. II. Jackson, j. W.
Brltton, A. n. Manley-conductor
of the passenger train, Ed. Whitefield,
telegraph operator and number of
others.
The facts established by the train
men were that the freight train ar
rived ouly about five minutes before
tho passenger train, was com posed of
81 cars, and after stopping at the de-
pot to discharge freight, passed on
through the yard to the west end of
the passing track, which lies just
north of the main track, and pro-
ceeded to back down on the side track.
Meanwhile, the passenger train had
arrived and stopped at the depot us
usual, the rear cars blocking the
street crossing, and oOscuring the
passing track on the north. Before
the freight train, which was longer
than the passing side track, had
cleared the main track, the passen-
ger moved from the depot west ward
and as soon as the rear passenger
coach had cleared the crossing the
omnibus started, as was the custom,
only to encounter the backing freight
train which was backing down the
side track at the rate OF four miles an
hour, the caboOse striking the horses
and throwing Army Hall from his
seat, under the caboose, killing and
mangllng one horse in frightful
manner,aud grinding the omnibus to
atoms, crushing it as though it were
an egg.shell. The passenger, Miss
Belle Bruce, had a miraculous escape
from amid the grinding debris, sus.
tanning severe bruises and contus
ions, but not serious injuries. How
she escaped she can no more tell
than can the score of people who
witnessed the event. 81. .-.
Poor Army was less fortunate
The manner of his death will never
be known. The wheels did not pass
over him. but the back of his skull
was crushed so that brain ooZed out,
I his shoulder was broken and his face
badly cut. He lay upon his back be
tween the rails, and parallel with
them until five or six cars had passed
over him, and was picked up about
thirty feet from the place of The &C
cident,quite dead. One set of trucks
was derailea by passing over the
body of the horse.
The evidence shows that the train
men were in their usual places at
tending to their business as usual,
that the rear brakeman imme liately
gave the signal tn ston. which WAS
repeated by the forward brat"., :,
the engineer, who immediately re
versed the engine. and tie front o
the train did not move more thar
three or tour car.lengths before ]